A Patient Has No Complaints When She Comes to the Clinic

A patient has no complaints when she comes to the clinic for a routine physical. Laboratory results reveal a hemoglobin level of

A) This patient has a normal hemoglobin level for an adult female.
B) The patient has lost some blood in the last few hours.
C) The patient should be encouraged to eat more iron-rich foods.
D) The patient has been bleeding slowly for an extended period.
E) 2 g/dL. How should the nurse interpret this result?